System and Method for Nerve Modulation Using Noncontacting Electrodes
AssigneeNyxoah SA
InventorAdi Mashiach
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Abstract
An implant unit configured for implantation into a body of a subject may include an antenna configured to receive a signal. The implant unit may also include at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted into the body of the subject in the vicinity of at least one nerve to be modulated, the at least one pair of modulation electrodes being configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate the at least one nerve from a position where the at least one pair of modulation electrodes does not contact the at least one nerve.
Claims23
A sleep disordered breathing therapy implant unit configured for implantation proximal to a tongue of a subject, the implant unit comprising:
- an antenna configured to receive a signal;
- and
- at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted proximal to the tongue of the subject in the vicinity of a hypoglossal nerve, the at least one pair of modulation electrodes being configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate the hypoglossal nerve from a position where the at least one pair of modulation electrodes are spaced apart from the hypoglossal nerve.
An implant unit configured for implantation into a body of a subject, comprising:
- an antenna configured to receive a signal;
- and
- at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted into the body of the subject in the vicinity of at least one nerve to be modulated, the at least one pair of modulation electrodes being configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate the at least one nerve from a position where the at least one pair of modulation electrodes are spaced apart from the at least one nerve.
A hypertension therapy device for affecting blood pressure configured for implantation into a blood vessel of a subject, comprising:
- an antenna configured to receive a signal;
- and
- at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted in the blood vessel of the subject in the vicinity at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve, the at least one pair of modulation electrodes being configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate the at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve from a position where the at least one pair of modulation electrodes are spaced apart from the at least one nerve.
A head pain management device configured for implantation beneath skin of a head of a subject, comprising:
- an antenna configured to receive a signal and to be implanted beneath the skin of a subject in a substantially hairless region;
- and
- at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted beneath the skin of a subject in a substantially haired region;
- a flexible carrier configured to electrically connect the antenna and the at least one pair of modulation electrodes;
- wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes are configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate an occipital nerve of the subject from a position where the at least one pair of modulation electrodes are spaced apart from the occipital nerve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.